Building Lasting Readiness: Integrating DBT Skills and Transactional Analysis into EMDR Therapy Preparation
Live, Virtual Workshop
presented by Kelly Hurley, LPC
Friday, December 5, 2025
Instructor: Kelly Hurley, LPC
Kelly Hurley, LPC is a Counselor in private practice in Phoenix, AZ. She started her career in the mental health field in 2003. Kelly was trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) working with highly suicidal and self-harming clients. She completed a one-year study/experience program in DBT in 2005. In 2008 she attended a 2-week Behavioral Tech, LLC Intensive DBT Training with Dr. Marsha Linehan's training organization. She worked in community mental health settings & participated in DBT Consultation Teams for 14 years, leading them for 8 of those years. Kelly is a Clinical Supervisor in Arizona and led the training program at her agency. She has trained & supervised many clinicians in DBT.
Kelly realized during her work with people with Borderline Personality Disorder that training in the treatment of Complex PTSD / Trauma was needed in order to help her clients use DBT skills and fully create a "life worth living." She was trained in EMDR Therapy in 2009 and has used that ever since. She worked in community mental health for 14 years prior to starting her private practice in 2017; she is a Clinical Supervisor and loves mentoring others. Kelly is an EMDRIA Certified Therapist, an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and EMDR Approved Trainer for EMDR Professional Training in both basic and advanced courses. She also provides Facilitation for EMDR-HAP Trainings. Kelly specializes in working with clients who dissociate, experience OCD and panic. She also is trained in DeTUR and Feeling State Addiction Protocol (FSAP)—as well as other advanced trainings.
Building Lasting Readiness: Integrating DBT Skills and Transactional Analysis into EMDR Therapy Preparation
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Building Lasting Readiness: Integrating DBT Skills and Transactional Analysis into EMDR Therapy Preparation
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- 4 professional CEs and 4 EMDRIA CEs for EMDR trained clinicians
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Course Description, Learning Objectives, Schedule
Program Abstract/ Program Description
A common challenge in EMDR Therapy is preparing clients with complex trauma, dissociation, or high emotional reactivity to safely enter reprocessing. Without adequate stabilization, clients may struggle with avoidance, flooding, or premature dropout. This training addresses that challenge by teaching EMDR therapists how to actively incorporate Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and Transactional Analysis (TA) concepts into Phases 1 and 2, ensuring readiness for the reprocessing phases (3–6).
Participants will learn how to teach and coach DBT skills in individual therapy sessions, with specific attention to how each skill supports EMDR preparation. Instruction will cover the four DBT skills modules—Core Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness—as well as general skills of Chain Analysis, Behavioral Analysis, and Transactional Analysis. Practical demonstrations, references to DBT handouts & worksheets, and clinical examples will highlight ways to introduce, practice, and reinforce these skills within the EMDR framework, equipping clinicians to scaffold clients’ growth between sessions and increase their capacity for self-regulation during trauma reprocessing.
Transactional Analysis (TA) will be emphasized as a valuable tool for identifying ego states, communication patterns, and recurring relational scripts that often surface in trauma survivors. By integrating TA concepts in preparation phases, therapists can help clients develop awareness of maladaptive patterns, strengthen the Adult ego state for processing, and reduce relational triggers that may destabilize EMDR work.
For example, mindfulness practices will be taught as essential tools for dual awareness and grounding, while emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills will be demonstrated as methods to reduce avoidance, manage triggers, and strengthen the client’s ability to stay engaged in the AIP process. Interpersonal effectiveness and TA-informed insights will be applied to improve therapeutic alliance, empower clients in external relationships, and interrupt maladaptive relational scripts that could undermine treatment progress. These Interpersonal Effectiveness skills will also be used to compare and contrast with trauma events that happened in early childhood to help Child Parts know the difference between healthy & unhealthy interactions.
Research supports the efficacy of DBT in stabilizing clients with high emotional vulnerability, while TA continues to offer practical, evidence-informed frameworks for improving communication and reducing dysfunctional interactional patterns. Combined with EMDR Therapy’s strong research base for trauma resolution, this integrative approach enhances both stabilization and readiness for adaptive processing.
By the end of this training, participants will have a clear framework, practical tools, and greater confidence in preparing clients for safe and effective EMDR trauma reprocessing.
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the four DBT core skills (Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness) within EMDR Phases 1 & 2 to strengthen client stabilization and readiness for trauma reprocessing.
- Describe at least one Chain Analysis, Behavioral Analysis, and Transactional Analysis technique to identify maladaptive patterns, relational scripts, and triggers that may interfere with EMDR processing.
- Explain how to use DBT-informed skill teaching in individual client sessions, using clinical scripts and practice strategies to enhance clients’ capacity for self-regulation, grounding, and dual awareness.
- Describe how DBT and TA frameworks complement EMDR’s Adaptive Information Processing model, increasing therapist confidence in preparing complex trauma clients for safe and effective reprocessing.
Time and Course Content
| Date: | Time: | Course Content: |
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| Friday, December 5, 2025 | 8:45 - 9:00am | Attendance check-in |
| 9:00 - 10:30am 90 min |
The four DBT core skills (Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness) within EMDR Phases 1 & 2 to strengthen client stabilization and readiness for trauma reprocessing. Chain Analysis, Behavioral Analysis, and Transactional Analysis techniques to identify maladaptive patterns, relational scripts, and triggers that may interfere with EMDR processing. |
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| 10:30 - 10:40am | Break (10 minutes) | |
| 10:40am - 12:15pm 95 min |
DBT-informed skill teaching in individual client sessions, using clinical scripts and practice strategies to enhance clients’ capacity for self-regulation, grounding, and dual awareness. |
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| 12:15 - 12:20pm | Break (5 min) | |
| 12:20 - 1:00pm 40 min |
DBT and TA frameworks – complementing EMDR’s Adaptive Information Processing model, increasing therapist confidence in preparing complex trauma clients for safe and effective reprocessing. |
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| 1:00 - 1:15pm 15 min |
Review, Q & A, and wrap up | |
| Total: | 4 hours |
Eligibility and Approvals
Eligibility
This course is open to EMDR Therapy trained clinicians.
If you have not yet taken EMDR Basic Training, please go to our Basic Training schedule on our EMDR Basic Training home page at EMDR Professional Training.
CE INFORMATION
This course is a CE course. Participants are responsible for checking with their state boards to verify CE requirements.
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) CEs
EMDR Professional Training is an approved EMDRIA CE Provider (#18023), and this program is awaiting approval by EMDRIA for 4 EMDRIA Credits, Approval #18023-.
TRAINING LEVEL: Beginning level
Eligibility for EMDRIA Credits is restricted to those who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training.
Continuing Education Credit: NBCC
EMDR Professional Training is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education ProviderTM, ACEP No. 7569.
This course at EMDR Professional Training offers a total of 4 NBCC CE hours.
Continuing Education Credit - Professional CEs
Continuing Education Credit is approved for 4 CEs through EMDR Professional Training's CE partner, CE-Classes.com. See the information below for professional approvals.
CE-Classes.com is approved by:
The American Psychological Association (APA). CE-Classes.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Florida Certification Board
The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #852 BAP. Expires 3/31/2027.
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS, recognizes relevant course work/training that has been approved by nationally recognized certifying bodies, such as APA, to satisfy renewal requirements.
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-12-174-0225.
The Texas Board of Social Work Examiners – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.
The Texas Board of Professional Counselors – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.
Massachusetts Authorization Number: (TBD)
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board – Approval from a state licensing board for counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists is accepted by the OH CSWMFTB.
New York Social Work Board – CE-Classes.com is recognized by the New York State EducationDepartment’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0120.
- New York Mental Health Practitioners Board. CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0260.
- New York Psychology Board. CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0211.
- The Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #: 50-4896) Expires 10/31/2026. Do not send certificates to the Florida Board of Nursing. You must keep this certificate for 4 years.
- The California Board of Registered Nursing. CEP 15647 Expires 11/30/2026.
This training does not offer ASWB ACE credit to social workers.
Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.
Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. Participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form.
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More information about obtaining your CE Certificate for this course is available at the end of the workshop.
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